Intel Pentium G3240T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3240T and AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium G3240T

AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 66.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2102 vs 1491
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7495 vs 1674

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 66.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2102 vs 1491
PassMark - CPU mark	7495 vs 1674

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3240T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1491

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1674

7495

Name	Intel Pentium G3240T	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1491	2102
PassMark - CPU mark	1674	7495
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2720
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4575

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3240T	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell
Launch date	Q2'14	19 April 2018
Place in performance rating	1177	1172
Processor Number	G3240T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum frequency		3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores		11
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1250 MHz
iGPU core count		11
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12	12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A	Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	3.0 x8
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
AMD VR Ready Processors
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)